Isurumuni Royal Temple

Isurumnia Stone Temple is one of the very popular attractions in the ancient city, famous for its cliff carvings. This rock and stone temple dates back to the reign of Emperor Xu of Tianai (247-207 BC), and now only a small part of the monastery has been preserved, the rest have been renovated. Lover Sculpture The temple has a famous Indian-style statue "Love" in the 5th century AD. It was built according to the artistic style of the Indian Gupta Dynasty in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. It has beautiful shapes and vivid lines, which can be called the Sinhala version of Gupta art. representative. It is said that the prince Saliya at that time fell in love with a low caste woman, and this statue was carved to commemorate the story of the prince and Cinderella. It is also believed that it represents Lord Shiva and Goddess Palavati. Other buildings There is a lovely lotus pond in front of the temple, and on the stone wall beside a square pond watered by TissaWewa, there are one or two works (including elephants playing in the water), which stood here when they were first built, but other Most have been moved to a small museum in the temple. Compared with other popular attractions, there are fewer people in the Isulumnia Stone Temple, and the temple is relatively quiet. It is worth mentioning that the Buddha Tooth Relic currently preserved in the Temple of the Tooth Relic has been preserved here for a long time.